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My desire is to aid Wikipedia in strengthening the entries of painters and sculptors. I also busy myself reverting vandalism, linkspam, original research, and commercial promotion, in part to pass idle hours, and because the construction and preservation of a shared endeavor is a worthy concept. Like everyone else who uses the site, I make errors. It is expected that my contributions will receive the attention of better writers and editors. I paint, teach, and once, when very young, edited a small newsmagazine.
I greatly enjoy making small contributions to the stew, and enjoy, also, the good work of others in the visual arts, whose labors I have noticed for months (and in no particular order): Outriggr, Modernist, ewulp, Johnbod, CARAVAGGISTI, Etacar11, Wetman, Tyrenius, Sparkit, Attilios, Ceoil, Freshacconci, and Amandajm, to name but a few. If it is implicit that one writes for a small and select audience, then it is these editors I often have in mind. It is clear that you care about the entries to which you contribute.
The images which adorn this page are not linked to any of the sites that display or sell my work. They make reference to my extra-wikial life as painter and teacher. Existing on my user page, I assume that they are viewed by few. The benefits I have enjoyed from their inclusion amount to several pleasant comments from fellow editors, which have been greatly appreciated.
[edit] Major contributions
Adriane. Oil on canvas. JNW.
A painting of two fine artists who studied with me.
[edit] Articles started
[edit] Major clean-ups
[edit] Favorite reversions
"Modigliani died without regaining consciousness". [7]
[8] Because our college students are otherwise starved for erotic content.
[9] Not bad. Reminds one of one's own high-school efforts.
[edit] Other favorite instances of vandalism
[10], [11], [12], and this: [13]; apparently I am popular in Georgia.
[edit] Barnstars
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The Editor's Barnstar |
| For diligence in removing spam links, redundancies, and other unnecessary accretions from artists' biographies, I award you this Editor's Barnstar. —Celithemis 00:26, 29 October 2006 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of High Culture |
| For your excellent recent flexibility, civility, editing work and humble team-manship which is much appreciated Peter morrell 21:46, 31 October 2006 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
| For exceptional tact and patience in dealing with others, and for innumerable improvements in the fine arts articles. Ewulp 03:11, 5 June 2007 (UTC) |
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The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar |
| I'm awarding you this prestigious Defender of the Wiki Barnstar because you have gone above and beyond to prevent Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes. Wikidudeman (talk) 14:36, 21 August 2007 (UTC) |
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The Chicago Barnstar |
| This award is for the patience, diligence, excellence and originality with which you have helped a Chicagoan cover up for his lack of expertise on art that is important to his city. TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 18:15, 9 October 2007 (UTC) |
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The Velázquez Barnstar of Cultural Transcendence |
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| I Ceoil award this for past and future work on the great master. Its been an honour to work with you, sir. Ceoil (talk) 21:02, 26 January 2008 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of High Culture |
| Thanks for bringing together The Third of May 1808. The article is very fine, and I look forward to the next project. Ceoil (talk) 17:19, 20 April 2008 (UTC) |
